Best Cabin Camping near Homestead, IA

Recent Cabin Reviews in Homestead

79 Reviews of 18 Homestead Campgrounds

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  Misty B.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 12, 2024

  BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow

  Will not be back! Lot of Money and Issues

  Water keeps running out. When it does run its white and tastes nasty. You can't do anything with it except flush and shower and that's if it doesn't run out or the mains keep breaking. Pressure horrible, pump issues. Was charged $1300 for 6 weeks because they charged me for the whole month even though i wasnt there until last 2 weeks of the month. They are not maintaining the grounds. The pool has been left unfinished for years and is still sitting empty with minimal plastic netting around it. The streets are caving in. Trash is always overflowing all over. The swimming water is right next to the leach pond where your stool is broken down and treated (although it isn't working correctly causing massive issues with odor, color and taste and then recycled back to your camper for showering and drinking water, washing dishes, etc. Hills (where campers park) all lead to bottom of hill where pond is, so if maintenance is this bad now, imagine sliding downhill into the pond due to ice and snow. Showers have push button that only runs water for couple minutes and it's set temp so you have no control over the temp at all. The whole park is run down, lots are extremely small and parking is only on gravel, but many lots only have enough gravel to park a camper so you have to park on other side of park and rent a golf cart (which is extremely high at 100 for 2 days or 60 for one day.) or walk. I could go on, but many others will be posting to tell the same. Had to move from lot 69 to 85 because it was so slanted my disabledd daughter couldn't make it across the lot to the camper. (She has autism and cerebral palsy) They don't salt their roads, causing me to slip and fall. Got fractured skull and stitches. Tree fell on car due to weather but I fell due to their negligence. Salting roads would have prevented my injury. 10am the next day and nobody out cleaning up debris.

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  Mandy F.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 10, 2024

  Lake Iowa County Park

  Wasn't free

  It was beautiful, full of wildlife, easy to find,not too far from highway but far away enough to not hear

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  Leslie K.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 7, 2024

  Outback Campground & Resort

  Wallaby Cabin Review

  This review is for the Wallaby cabin. This cabin supposedly has a bathroom with a shower, 3 beds and a kitchenette. The bathroom has a shower so small it is difficult not to rinse one's hair while applying shampoo. There is no sink in this room for brushing teeth, washing hands or face, etc. There is no mirror either, or hooks for towels or washcloths or clothes. There is also no heater. The cabin has no closet or any place to hang any clothes. There were several bugs crawling on the ceiling. The wall A/C could not help but spew dust, as it was coated with that on the filter and cover. The trash can had a clean bag, which occupants are required to leave in dumpster at checkout. When removing the bag, the stuck-on mess under it was appalling. The bed in each loft area had obviously been used and not changed, as the covers were in disarray and the bottom sheets not clean. The main bed has a zipped on plastic cover which the loose fitting fitted sheet will not stay on, causing occupants to end up sleeping on plastic. We purchased a blanket to go over it for the next night. We would not have stayed more than one night but, as we had reserved 3, it is not refundable. The tv is to the side of the immovable chairs, so that one must have head turned completely to one side to watch. The cabin has such a slant that a ball will roll by itself to the entrance side. All this for more than$350 for 3 night stay.

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  Ken G.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 23, 2024

  Lake Iowa County Park

  very nice and clean. Lots of sites but well spaced

  Not too far off the highway.  Very clean and quiet.  The campground is above the lake but a short trail will take you to the lake.  Couldn't see the lake from where we camped, but nice woody area behind our campsite.  Nice little visitor area.  Lots of trails to walk with the dog including a nice trail along the lake.

  Great place to spend one night.  If I had more time, I would have gone paddle boarding or fishing on the lake.

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  Jim C.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 18, 2024

  Little Bear Campground

  Great week of camping

  This was a great campground very clean all around, very nice pool..wish I could for a month. But they don't allow monthly stays

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  Randall K.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 9, 2024

  Lake Iowa County Park

  Great spot for a great price

  Very well kept campground! Bathrooms and entire area was really in perfect shape. One of the cleanest showers and bathrooms I have seen. $10 for tent, $16 for electric - how can you go wrong?

  Only issue is that the spots are pretty close together. Around 2:30am there was so much smoke in our van from nearby campfires that I woke up sick and my dog threw up all over the bed. At 3am we decided we needed to move to an electric site because it was too much to have the windows open. I felt really bad for anyone in a tent. I coughed all the next day.

  The campground was not that busy so there is no way I would stay here on a busy holiday weekend due to the spots being too close. If a few people make a fire you better shut down all your windows. No sleeping in the cool, night air here.

  But this is an issue at other places too. Just never experienced anything on this level before. Esp considering no one in our section even had a fire going.

  I wish campgrounds would start banning these fires. But that’s a topic for a later date.

  Other than that it was a great spot.

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  Leslie P.

  Scout

  

  Jul. 31, 2024

  Hannen County Park

  Relaxing spot in Iowa

  Beautiful relaxing spot. We were in a spot on a hill top.

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 30, 2024

  Caylx Creek, Shepard Hut

  Neat cabin tucked in woods

  New! Has everything you need to get away-kitchenette, queen bed, AC, trails, large lavender farm! Farm store offers foods, drinks, lavender harvesting.

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Jun. 24, 2024

  Calyx Creek, Creekside Treehouse

  Treehouse with views

  Treehouse is located near lavender farm store and offers: heated floors, internet, loft sleeping, heat/AC, kitchen, views.

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  Keith B.

  Scout

  

  May. 31, 2024

  Keokuk County Belva Deer Park

  Clean park warm showers

  $12 a night for primitive camping and you get nice warm showers by the main entrance and nice bathrooms by the main entrance. Stand-alone bathrooms throughout the park have the deep composting toilets that smell bad but whatever the ones up front are nice. Would recommend 10/10

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  Lisa M.

  Scout

  

  May. 28, 2024

  BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow

  I'll never stay here again.

  I will start by saying the staff was very friendly. Outside of that this was the worst place we have ever camped. Not only did it look like EVERY site was uneven this place was extremely outdated. When you look at the website it makes it sound like they have kid activities(the kid activities was kite making with dollar tree plastic kites and a"mud pit" that was a kiddie pool they added some dirt to and water.) Their kid activies are definitely for ages 7 and under. They had no activities for pre teen/teen age other than cornhole/bags on Sunday afternoon at 5pm when most people would be checking out at 2pm if they only came for the weekend. The golfcart rentals are$60 per day or$100 for two days which seems extreme but there isn't much reason to rent one unless you just want to drive around the pothole filled roads in the park. We drove all around the park and never seen a water trampoline, the pool is being built not sure how long that has been in progress, the live music they had NO live music in a huge camping weekend(memorial day weekend). The showers/bathrooms are extremely outdated gross. We have had this location saved since last year on our must camp list but wanted to make it a time the entire family could join and it was a huge let down! At over$200 for three nights(which was required for a holiday weekend) you would expect this place to be nice. Unfortunately the places we have stayed for$15-$20 a night are by far way nicer than this place. I would not recommend this location to anyone. Attached are the lovely playground photos. I cropped the kids out so one swing does look like it's missing but it is not.

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  Ira V.

  Scout

  

  May. 25, 2024

  BEYONDER Getaway at Lazy Acres

  Don’t recommend

  We stayed here towards the end of May. They hadn’t cut the grass but was in the process of cutting it. This caused swarms of bugs. We are from Ky backwoods and are use to bugs but this was awful. The bathhouse was clean. The campground is right off the main highway so easy getting off and right back on.

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  Stuart K.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 1, 2024

  Little Bear Campground

  Convenient EZ On- & Off-Highway Family-Style Campground Outpost

  It’s smaller than a football field and tucked behind one of those old-school gas stations that you see in the middle of a desert that looks permanently closed, but then you see old Jethro sitting on the corner around the bend from the fuel pumps smoking a cigarillo not worrying about whether the place blows up or not. That’s how I found Little Bear Campground. When I arrived, the place was closed, but thankfully there was a sign posted on the door to call Mike, so I did. And he couldn’t have been nicer, offering me up any open site in the place. 

  So, I took a spin around the joint, which I would describe as ‘intimate’ with all of the very level grassy spots being fairly close to one another, interspersed with plenty of cover shadow from all of the trees that you’ll find this place populated by. The place was half empty, so I guess whatever crowdedness might actually exist in reality was somewhat lost on me. That said, if you are driving an RV or hauling a 5th Wheeler, I would certainly be less than impressed by seemingly the great proximity you will have to your fellow neighbor. Maybe that matters to you or maybe it doesn’t as many of the RV locations I have seen over the past year all land on more intimate quarters than not. The sites for RV / 5th Wheelers are small rock / gravel, which I gather from my mobile home hauling friends is that it is the preferred surface when concrete is not available. 

  While we showed up the last week of the season to encounter that the community pool was closed, apart from this, there really wasn’t a ton of other amenities to speak of although there was a community hall where I understand that group activities like bingo, euchre and other family-friendly games are played. Of course, there were the basics of in-ground fire ring and standard-issued picnic tables. There was a kid’s playground with swingset and teeter-totters that had definitely seen better days. Apart from the main office, which I presume served also as a mini-market and as I understand has both showers and laundry facilities (although I wouldn’t know as it was locked up) there isn’t much here. 

  The few primitive camping sites that do exist here are located on the western side of the property up against the corn fields, which I actually appreciated, and had very good mature trees growing around the area, but one would definitely feel like a ‘second class citizen’ here. As a tent pitcher myself I was absolutely bummed by the lack of privacy, where seemingly you would be on full display for the rest of the RV parking crowd having full view of your campsite. In all, there’s 45 RV slots here with all of the basic hook-ups including water, sewage and 30 / 50 electric amp. By my count, there was 5 or so individual primitive camping sites. And for $22/night for tent camping and $33/night for RV parking, you really can’t beat the prices. 

  Insider’s Tips? Here’s a few: (1) Should you be looking for some place to try out the local fare, while there’s Taste of India (which by the look of the place I would steer you away from), there’s only just a handful of other joints nearby that might be of interest like Saap Saap, a Loatian joint (yeah, I just said that, a Loatian joint in the middle of nowhere, Iowa) that is actually quite good in the little town of West Liberty, which is, ironically, south of here (not west) and offers up a few other culinary finds like JB’s Grub & Pub, Shanghai Chinese, Puebla Mexican Restaurant and El Patio; (2) If you are looking to marinate in some good US history, then you are in luck as there is a museum near here to little known / revered President Herbert Hoover that has a bunch of exhibits and other dusty things; and (3) Should you be wanting to embrace nature, then head west to Hickory Hill Park that offers up some really nice hiking, biking and walking trails on 185 acres of pristine Midwest prairieland. 

  Happy Camping!

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  Barbara R.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 8, 2024

  Rolin Wapsi Campground

  Right on the Wapsi River!

  You are right on the Wapsi River. The owners are super sweet and easy going! They also offer Tubes,Kayaks,Canoes and a Shuttle service to float on the Wapsi River.  They offer a few cabins for rentals. They have a dump station also.

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  Bridget A.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 29, 2023

  BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow

  Long term stay

  The campground has a small lake, great showers/bathhouse and laundromat. Fenced dog area and plenty of shade. A little trouble with water/electricity while we were here but they were quick to fix the issues.

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  Patrick B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 5, 2023

  Pinicon Ridge Park

  Ok site

  The tent area is on a small mound, not a very level area. But was able to make it work. $18 a night for tents

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  Gamer Fortnite K.

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 8, 2022

  Little Bear Campground

  Go Mike!

  Great guy, Great service. The pool was nice as well!

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  James M.

  Legend

  

  Nov. 2, 2022

  Deep Lakes Park Cabins

  Neat County Cabin Park Sitting along Sand Pit Lakes

  Neat, newer cabins nettled along the sand pit lakes. Well maintained park with bike trail running through, fishing, hiking, paddling all within areas of cabins. Cabins have hard drives, shared fire rings, very nice views from porches.

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  Cassie K.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 5, 2022

  Sleepy Hollow

  No Pets?

  Was looking forward to camping there until I found out they do not allow pets at tent sites. Apparently they don’t feel responsible pet owners use tents. Not happy will never stay there

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  Khenia F.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 20, 2022

  Palisades-Kepler State Park

  First time, one night

  Super chill and plenty of space, especially for tents on site 39. Bathrooms are very nice and modern and clean, maintenance was very nice to let me shower before he could clean it. It was our only night there and we heard a lot of movements by the woods that it creeped us out but we were hearing haunted stories before arriving so the Halloween vibes was definitely there. Loads of shade and quiet nice neighbors.

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  David S.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 1, 2022

  Pinicon Ridge Park

  Nice clean and generally spacious

  Stayed in The Plains area. Water and electric hookups, dump station near by. Clean shower house with storm shelter. Mixed sun and shade with generous grassy sites, fire pit and picnic table.

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  George H.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 29, 2022

  Hannen County Park

  Great and quiet

  Very quiet and relaxing! Several options for different outdoor activities

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  Jenn P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 9, 2022

  Hickory Hills Park

  Great place to camp

  This campground has no shippers but is secluded and quiet and only 5 dollars. There’s a barn with electricity running water and real toilets.

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  Ben P.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 5, 2022

  BEYONDER Getaway at Lazy Acres

  Quiet Fun Spot

  Great clean campground with lots to do. Mini golf, basketball, paddleboat on a small pond, horseshoes, and plenty of swings and playscapes for kids. Beautiful spot with lovely people.

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  Warren W.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 13, 2022

  BEYONDER Getaway at Sleepy Hollow

  Nice Family camp

  Busy on the weekend. Bring a lot of leveling blocks. Most sites are slanted in both planes

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  Leslie P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 10, 2022

  Lake Iowa County Park

  Good, but.

  The good: The area around the lake and near by pond, is not overly developed. There are wild raspberries and mulberries, lots of wildlife. We had a blue jay that visited us regularly at our campsite, along with deer walking through. The bad: very few sites have a view of the lake. To walk to the lake or near by pond you must go down hill, which could be a problem for any one with mobility issues. Once down to the water trail are easy to walk. I would say if you can try and get sites, 67-70. They have beautiful views.

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  Ashley S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2022

  Pinicon Ridge Park

  Pinicon Ridge Linn County

  This park is beautiful and there is tons to do. The playground is fantastic and keep the kids entertained all day. The water is great for fishing, swimming and boating. Central City also has everything you need within minutes of your site. There is boat rentals and the new showers are amazing.